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It’s one of the prides of post-communist Albania – a major four-lane highway that penetrates the country’s unforgiving mountainous interior to connect to Kosovo, cutting what used to be an arduous day-long trip to a fairly simple three-hour drive from Tirana to Prishtina. It’s no wonder it has been dubbed the “Highway of the Nation” – bringing ethnic Albanians from both sides of the border together in business, tourism and education. Yet, the very expensive highway, built with money from Albanian taxpayers, has come with its own set of problems. It’s costly to maintain and parts if it need repairs…
